MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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